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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Premier

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.N/A
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    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Editions & Modules
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    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    measures up well, but due to recent cuts to desktop support, Sage is getting demo'ed at several client sites
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    We actually switched with the hiring of a new Chief financial officer to Sage Intacct. We are significantly behind with prior year audits and regulatory reporting and still used QuickBooks Premier for those reasons. In hindsight we should have done more research with …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    They are similar, my clients like QuickBooks Desktop Premier setup better and I like the payroll better in QuickBooks
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Online - We have some clients on AgExpert, Xero, and QB Online. All 3 provide good value in my opinion.
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier - In our experience, QuickBooks Desktop Premier is the best desktop software we have encountered.
    We have some clients using AgExpert and Simply, …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    We've used QuickBooks Desktop Premier for many, many years. We've not reviewed any other accounting products internally - but have a handful of the customers that use Cyma (mentioned above). While I've never had occasion to functionally use Cyma, I have had to install and …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    It is so much better with reports and journal entries.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    We tried a few other options like Bookkeeper and using Excel to track it. Bookeeper was a little outdates and more difficult to use. I had issues find the functions that I needed. Excel is just spreadsheets of the information with no easy way to do reporting. They don't have …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    [QuickBooks] doesn't have meaningful Reorder Reports. TracLine wouldn't work on my new computer. I'd have to invest $35,000 again & buy new Unix software 7 & new Cobol. I should have done it. I thought [QuickBooks] was a leader.
    Incentivized
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    [With] QuickBooks [it] is easy to make corrections without having to do a journal entry every time you need to correct an entry.
    Incentivized
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    I have always used QuickBooks and I am not familiar with others.
    Incentivized
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    This question really isn’t applicable to me, but I am intrigued by some of the new online systems that are replacing QuickBooks. That said, I really don’t want to be dependent on the delays and other limitations of working on a web-based application only. QuickBooks is still …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    We reviewed Sage 50/Peachtree and went with QB because of date flexibility in reporting.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    We have looked at Peachtree and other custom applications for an enterprise organization. Those products might be more robust - but for a small business, our needs are basic. This is easy to learn, intuitive and affordable. It's easy to install and maintain. Even non-technical …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    The only other accounting software I have used, and it was a long time ago, was Axapta.
    Incentivized
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    I think Quicken for my purposes is superior to QuickBooks Premier. I selected QuickBooks at my accountant's urging. It took a significant amount of time to set up, migrate, learn, and maintain. After almost 2 years of use, I abandoned it and returned to Quicken. Easier bank …
    Incentivized
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    We haven't used other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    The other accounting-based programs I have attempted to utilize in this position have been far inferior to the functionality of QB premier. One, in particular, has several methods of use and not all of them were easy to navigate. QB's use of icons and homepage direction chart …
    Incentivized
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    I used PeopleSoft in a much larger environment, it would be over kill for this setting.
    Incentivized
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    I have recently started working with Deltek Vision as a consultant project for a large sized architectural company with firms across the world. Understandably, Vision is a great project for this firm because of the needs that are required for a global firm, but is much more …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Although cloud-based platforms with a monthly subscription are very popular, I still prefer a desktop enterprise solution. Profit & Loss reports by Customer are not accurate in the online version because they cannot account for employee-related costs that should be assigned to …
    Incentivized
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    Not so user-friendly, and has limitations depending on the level of software that you sign up for.
    Incentivized
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    QB Premier allows us to better track from a cost accounting standpoint and is easy for the average user to understand.
    Incentivized
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    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Selected QuickBooks over ten years ago due to it's ease of use and low-cost. At the time, it was a good bang for the buck!
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    QuickBooks' user-interface and features are better than that of other accounting systems we have encountered so far. It is easier to navigate through accounting modules and reports even for bookkeeping beginners.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    82%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.5
    54 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation9.252 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.425 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.242 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.333 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.336 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.5
    24 Ratings
    1% below category average
    API for custom integration8.017 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.024 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.450 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.249 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    69 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards8.758 Ratings
    Standard reports8.468 Ratings
    Custom reports7.766 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Accounts payable8.370 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.571 Ratings
    Cash management8.765 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.769 Ratings
    Expense management8.768 Ratings
    Time tracking7.535 Ratings
    Fixed asset management6.249 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.623 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.239 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.224 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.836 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.923 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.09 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.014 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.917 Ratings
    Localizations7.66 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.725 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.313 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.915 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.210 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.315 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.0
    43 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.342 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.321 Ratings
    Location management8.825 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.722 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pricing8.037 Ratings
    Order entry7.838 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.134 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.943 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.58 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.59 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.56 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.5
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (13 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.1
    (27 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    We really think that ANY typical business would be a reasonable fit for QuickBooks Desktop Premier. While not necessary, even a comparatively unexperienced accounting person could look at the "Home" screen and follow their nose thru typical daily accounting processes without much detailed knowledge. Reporting is simple, looking up customer info and prior transactions is simple, looking up vendors and prior payments is simple... all in all, quite straightforward. I really can't think of an instance where it would be 'less appropriate'.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Employment - it makes creating paychecks a snap and tracks taxes.
    • Invoicing - they have a straightforward approach to creating invoices and you can even email them to your customers.
    • Customers - the program makes tracking customer information and balances easy.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • Support for older versions of QuickBooks ends after three years, then users must purchase the newest version at full price. Renewals should be deeply discounted for existing users.
    • I would like to see better in-product inventory tracking, so we can choose LIFO or FIFO rather than the ambiguous "average cost" method.
    • I would like to be able to assign payroll taxes to jobs for better job costing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    Because we have been extremely happy with the product and our organization tends to be creatures of habit. We rarely leave a product that works this well for the latest and greatest. Typically we follow the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule". While QB does make changes we typically just roll with it. If we do find something we don't like we work through it until we fully understand its functionality.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    We switched to a more "robust" software program with the hiring of a new CFO. The migration of historical data and ancillary information has been cumbersome and riddle with errors and issues. In hindsight much of what the new software program was touted to accomplish is not come to fruition. QB Desktop Premier was sufficient for the organization needs
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!
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    Performance
    Intuit
    It takes forever to load.
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    This is where QuickBooks falls short. Many times my staff has had questions that have not been able to get resolved easily with a chat or call. I personally have had more general questions that have not been answered easily as well. I think QuickBooks needs to provide the resources of having readily accessible help in order to make it simpler to get solutions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    It is important to do your research. There are tutorial videos online that could help new user of this accounting system. These tutorials are straightforward and easily understandable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    QuickBooks Premier handles most of my business functions efficiently in one package. It is not my "everything." I use Replicon for time rather than QuickBooks. I don't want my WIP data interfering with my accounting. I use PaySimple for it's web interface and back office processing. I don't have security issues since I don't have any credit card data in my possession. With today's identity theft environment, I have to protect myself as much as I can. Not having credit card data in my accounting software lets me sleep much better at night. Quicken will do basic accounting but does not have all the double entry accounting systems contained in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Online does much of the basic business functions but I don't like the pricing structure. As a professional accountant, that is very important to me. Bill.com provided a good service but the ability of QuickBooks to add bills and receipts to transactions makes it redundant.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    They're getting better. Still room for improvement.
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Most of our business clients use QuickBooks which makes it efficient for us to work on clients that use the program. We can import QuickBooks data into our software which adds efficiencies to our tax practice.
    • Having staff that are familiar with the software enables our firm to provide quality service to the clients that use QuickBooks.
    • We receive referrals from satisfied QuickBooks clients.
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